tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post8478787814888513755..comments2017-04-17T21:24:15.871-07:00Comments on My Kennedy's Story: Just for the record!Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11767381904731267505noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-19418749869333637312013-01-26T10:07:53.049-08:002013-01-26T10:07:53.049-08:00Thanks so much Annette, and I applaud you for your...Thanks so much Annette, and I applaud you for your courage as well! I know it is hard for some people to understand, heck it was hard for me what age you go through this there is a lot of emotions that are evolved! It must be hard to have made the change so much later in life as well, I only had a daughter (or so I thought) for 6 years and I grieved over her, so I can&#39;t imagine 20 years!! Your a great mother and I&#39;m glad we all can be here for support!<br /><br />CandiceCandicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767381904731267505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-86128908263455889032013-01-26T00:50:03.937-08:002013-01-26T00:50:03.937-08:00I applaud you and your families ability to recogni...I applaud you and your families ability to recognize that Kennedy knows who and what he is. We are going through the same thing with my 20 year old. I wish I had understood then, what I know now. We almost lost him to suicide and depression. He is so happy now. It is so wonderful that you discovered early on and your son has the ability to become who he was meant to be, without having to suffer for so long, trying to figure out why people see me as the wrong gender. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Annette Annette Elmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186893748866078431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-40137980098921329322011-07-25T18:20:26.441-07:002011-07-25T18:20:26.441-07:00Just for the record - you are a brave and wonderfu...Just for the record - you are a brave and wonderful person for supporting your child no matter what. It seems you didn&#39;t know anything about the issue beforehand but you went ahead anyway and listened to your child, and trusted him, and put love and his well-being before everything, as all parents should.<br /><br />If you haven&#39;t already checked them out, I really recommend some great books for transgender children, including the most famous &quot;The Transgender Child&quot; which has lots of concrete ideas on managing transition.<br /><br />I wish you and your family all the best.maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724703551253667180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-37641258356318914152011-06-15T16:46:25.923-07:002011-06-15T16:46:25.923-07:00((HUGS)) It&#39;s amazing how many people have tha...((HUGS)) It&#39;s amazing how many people have that frame of mind. That this is somehow a choice. The only choice that&#39;s being made is that you&#39;re CHOOSING to support your child and see them for who they are. You&#39;re CHOOSING to listen to them. You&#39;re letting them be . . . them. <br /><br />You&#39;re not letting them have ice cream for dinner and stay home from school because they want to watch tv all day long. You&#39;re still the parent. You&#39;re simply a supportive parent.<br /><br />My mtf daughter has been adamant about who she is since she was 2. She&#39;s 5 now and we&#39;ve decided to let her transition completely and enter the school system as she is. It took 3 years for us to grasp exactly what she was telling us, but we&#39;re doing all we can to make sure all of our children are happy &amp; healthy. That&#39;s the most important thing, and you&#39;re doing it. <br /><br />When someone questions me and they just aren&#39;t quite getting it, I simply tell them that I&#39;d rather have a living daughter than a dead son. It&#39;s harsh, but that&#39;s the reality of it, and some people just need to hear that.<br /><br />Good for you! You have a beautiful family and you&#39;re all very lucky to have one another. It&#39;s blogs like yours that really help in this journey of raising a child that falls outside of the gender &quot;norms&quot;. Thank you.Kahler Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992010648900800413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-49444779864854292262011-01-27T08:37:28.953-08:002011-01-27T08:37:28.953-08:00Thank you so much Tammy and Jim, Iwasntbloggedyest...Thank you so much Tammy and Jim, Iwasntbloggedyesterday, Jesse...<br />I really appreciate all the support, I love my child and it has been a long road to get where I am today...I think for both of us! It is hard but at the same time I wonder If someone said I could wave a magic wond and make it all go away...that I wouldn&#39;t cause all in all this is what makes Kennedy...Kennedy and I wouldn&#39;t risk changeing him for anything...Just a thought!<br /><br />Love CandiceCandicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767381904731267505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-42339401288396183572011-01-23T21:28:47.697-08:002011-01-23T21:28:47.697-08:00I also have a FTM son. He is 14 now, and also was...I also have a FTM son. He is 14 now, and also was adamant at the age of four that HE was a boy. Keep up the good work, you are doing what&#39;s best for your son.Tammy and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367610770132364212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-49574845765654613242011-01-06T05:14:37.009-08:002011-01-06T05:14:37.009-08:00I admire you 100% big cyberhug from me. My son is ...I admire you 100% big cyberhug from me. My son is now my daughter,but I had no idea till age 21.my boy was a typical boy til about age 10,then became grumpy and a loner for the next 8.not enough to be worried about...so i thought.At about 18 things got a little hinky when he had a goth girlfriend,and then he came out. 18 months transitioning and I have a happy daughter.life has more problems for her now,but she is happy to deal with it all as her true self.IWASNTBLOGGEDYESTERDAYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054455347275782284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317928323249589917.post-21358556841565881492010-12-07T17:17:15.425-08:002010-12-07T17:17:15.425-08:00I loved reading this post and I&#39;m so happy to ...I loved reading this post and I&#39;m so happy to hear that Kennedy is doing well. More parents should be as understanding and supportive of their children- the world would be a much happier place if that were the case. You are a great mom! Thank you for putting your child&#39;s happiness and health first.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10008082202091567251noreply@blogger.com